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Welcome to Bixby ...

Bixby is located in Davie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bixby, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Bixby is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bixby lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bixby: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Bixby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Bixby - they are located in California, Illinois (2), Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bixby.

Websites for Bixby ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.daviecounty.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bixby, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Bixby ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bixby.

  • Winston - Salem
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Salisbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Clemmons
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lexington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewisville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Mocksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Midway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Midway is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • Spencer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Wallburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Yadkinville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bixby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bixby.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bixby. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bixby.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bixby. See our Newspapers Page for Bixby.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bixby ...

Looking for more information about Bixby? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bixby, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bixby.

Adding Bixby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bixby in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bixby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bixby post office opened in 1898. The Bixby post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bixby.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Davie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bixby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Bixby area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Bixby area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/